Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter

Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter

By Ann HarrisonArtsBooks
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Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter episodes

  • Weekend Wrap up: writing updates
    Today’s episode is a weekend wrap up, where I give you updates on my writing journey.
    Have you thought about launching a podcast, but don’t know where to start? Do you have questions about how to plan a podcast?
    Join me as I shares seven questions you should ask yourself before launching a podcast in a free webinar on May 21 at 3 PM Eastern.
    To register for this event, click here:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7-questions-you-should-ask-yourself-before-launching-a-podcast-tickets-103608196906
    Hey authors, are you looking for an editing tool to help you polish your book manuscripts, essays, short stories and more? Look no further than ProWritingAid. ProWritingAid is an editing tool that checks your grammar, style, dialogue, sticky sentences and much more. Visit the link below to save 20% on your ProWritingAid subscription.
    https://prowritingaid.com?afid=8740
    Support this podcast:
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    17 min
  • Special Guest Interview with Amelia Griggs
    Amelia Griggs is a Learning Design and Development specialist, Instructional Designer, Writer and Authorpeneuer. She enjoys researching, designing and developing all kinds of educational materials, writing instructional articles, blogging, and composing fictional short stories. She has a technology book series called “Easy Learning Microsoft Office How-To Books”, as well as a children’s book series. She is currently working on more books, as well as educational and instructional videos. Amelia has always loved writing for as long as she could remember, including writing short stories, rhymes and poems. There's even a historical fiction novel in her future. She has a Bachelors of Business Administration with a Major in Computer Science, and a Masters of Science in Instructional Design and Technology.
    Connect with Amelia at the following links:
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/ameliagriggs
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliagwrites
    Facebook (Author Page): https://www.facebook.com/ameliagriggsauthor
    Author News, Self-Publishing and Marketing Tips: https://ameliaswritingcorner.com
    YouTube Channel for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnE8Q_ZNwVS1G8iXVo6qOCQ(Amelia’s Creative Learning Corner for Kids)
    Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/easylearningweb
    Computer learning website: http://easylearningweb.com
    YouTube Channel for Technology: http://www.youtube.com/user/easylearningweb
    Online articles: http://easylearningweb.hubpages.com
    e-Learning blog at http://easylearningweb.blogspot.com
    Facebook for Technology Book Series: http://www.facebook.com/easylearningweb
    Have you thought about launching a podcast, but don’t know where to start? Do you have questions about how to plan a podcast?
    Join me as I shares seven questions you should ask yourself before launching a podcast in a free webinar on May 21 at 3 PM Eastern.
    To register for this event, click here:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7-questions-you-should-ask-yourself-before-launching-a-podcast-tickets-103608196906
    Hey authors, are you looking for an editing tool to help you polish your book manuscripts, essays, short stories and more? Look no further than ProWritingAid. ProWritingAid is an editing tool that checks your grammar, style, dialogue, sticky sentences and much more. Visit the link below to save 20% on your ProWritingAid subscription.
    https://prowritingaid.com?afid=8740
    Support this podcast:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/supportLeave feedback and connect with me at the following links:
    Website:
    https://annwritesinspiration.com
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    Social media:
    https://twitter.com/annwrites75
    https://www.pinterest.com/annwritesinspiration
    34 min
  • Weekend wrap up: your distraction free zone and a book review
    In today’s episode, I talk about finding creative solitude in my distraction free zone. I also share with you a book review of if I live by Terri Blackstock Support this podcast:
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    13 min
  • Special Guest Interview with Alexa Bigwarfe
    Alexa Bigwarfe is a wife, mother, proud veteran, a USA Today Best-Selling author, speaker, author coach, and publisher. Her writing career
    began when she turned to writing for healing after her infant daughter passed away at 2 days old. She began to support others who wanted to do the same
    and now guides other authors through the publishing and marketing process in her company Write|Publish|Sell and her publishing houses: Kat Biggie Press,
    Purple Butterfly Press, and Chrysalis Press. Alexa enjoys hosting the annual Women in Publishing Summit, an online conference for women writers. Passionate
    about serving mothers who have lost children, she founded a nonprofit, Sunshine After the Storm. A spirited activist, Alexa enjoys bringing light to topics
    surrounding marginalized voices, particularly as they pertain to women and children. She lives in Columbia, SC with her husband, three living children
    destined to be activists too, and her dog.
    Alexa’s book is entitled Ditch the Fear and Just Write It, and can be purchased at the following link:
    https://www.amazon.com/Ditch-Fear-Just-Write-No-Excuses/dp/0999437763
    Connect with Alexa at the following links:
    http://writepublishsell.co/
    https://www.facebook.com/WomenInPublishing/
    https://www.facebook.com/WritePubSell/
    https://www.instagram.com/writepublishsell/
    Have you thought about launching a podcast, but don’t know where to start? Do you have questions about how to plan a podcast?
    Join me as I shares seven questions you should ask yourself before launching a podcast in a free webinar on May 21 at 3 PM Eastern.
    To register for this event, click here:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7-questions-you-should-ask-yourself-before-launching-a-podcast-tickets-103608196906
    Hey authors, are you looking for an editing tool to help you polish your book manuscripts, essays, short stories and more? Look no further than ProWritingAid. ProWritingAid is an editing tool that checks your grammar, style, dialogue, sticky sentences and much more. Visit the link below to save 20% on your ProWritingAid subscription.
    https://prowritingaid.com?afid=8740
    Support this podcast:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support
    Leave feedback and connect with me at the following links:
    Website:
    https://annwritesinspiration.com
    Voice messages from anywhere:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/message
    Social media:
    https://www.facebook.com/annwritesinspiration
    https://twitter.com/annwrites75
    https://www.pinterest.com/annwritesinspiration
    Subscribe to my YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/user/annsmusic1
    36 min
  • Find other creative outlets when you can't write
    In today’s episode, I share a personal update and give you a challenge to find a different creative outlet when you’ve got a case of writers block. My outlet today was music.
    Have you thought about launching a podcast, but don’t know where to start? Do you have questions about how to plan a podcast?
    Join me as I shares seven questions you should ask yourself before launching a podcast in a free webinar on May 21 at 3 PM Eastern.
    To register for this event, click here:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7-questions-you-should-ask-yourself-before-launching-a-podcast-tickets-103608196906
    Hey authors, are you looking for an editing tool to help you polish your book manuscripts, essays, short stories and more? Look no further than ProWritingAid. ProWritingAid is an editing tool that checks your grammar, style, dialogue, sticky sentences and much more. Visit the link below to save 20% on your ProWritingAid subscription.
    https://prowritingaid.com?afid=8740
    Support this podcast:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support
    Leave feedback and connect with me at the following links:
    Website:
    https://annwritesinspiration.com
    Voice messages from anywhere:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/message
    Social media:
    https://www.facebook.com/annwritesinspiration
    https://twitter.com/annwrites75
    https://www.pinterest.com/annwritesinspiration
    Subscribe to my YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/user/annsmusic1
    13 min
  • Weekend Wrap up: News and Updates
    In today’s episode, I share personal updates from my author journey and what’s been going on the past few days, since I finished up my 30 day writing challenge.
    Have you thought about launching a podcast, but don’t know where to start? Do you have questions about how to plan a podcast?
    Join me as I shares seven questions you should ask yourself before launching a podcast in a free webinar on May 21 at 3 PM Eastern.
    To register for this event, click here:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7-questions-you-should-ask-yourself-before-launching-a-podcast-tickets-103608196906
    Hey authors, are you looking for an editing tool to help you polish your book manuscripts, essays, short stories and more? Look no further than ProWritingAid. ProWritingAid is an editing tool that checks your grammar, style, dialogue, sticky sentences and much more. Visit the link below to save 20% on your ProWritingAid subscription.
    https://prowritingaid.com?afid=8740
    Support this podcast:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support
    Leave feedback and connect with me at the following links:
    Website:
    https://annwritesinspiration.com
    Voice messages from anywhere:
    https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/message
    Social media:
    https://www.facebook.com/annwritesinspiration
    https://twitter.com/annwrites75
    https://www.pinterest.com/annwritesinspiration
    Subscribe to my YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/user/annsmusic1
    21 min
  • Special Guest Interview with Denise Brixey
    Denise Brixey grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, where she studied writing.  During her many years of living in a big city from birth into adulthood, she had more than her share of challenges. When she left the big city life to move up to a small town in the Gold Country, Denise volunteered at a cat rescue. She soon discovered that, while she was working to save them, it was she who was magically being rescued by the cats!
    Felines have been a meaningful part of Denise’s world ever since: starring in blogs, social media pages, and currently, her new book series. Although he’s been physically absent for years, the original Harry, a.k.a. Monkeyface, continues to magically impact her life through his teleportation that continues to fuel Denise’s passion for writing and love for her cats. Harry will live forever, so Denise started her series, Harry, the Wonder Cat, to share all his antics and spread meaning and joy to the lives of readers.
    Her latest book is entitled, Harry the Wonder Cat: The Jamaican Mission
    Harry the Wonder Cat: The Jamaican Mission
    In Harry the Wonder Cat: The Jamaican Mission, Harry is back in action after receiving another special assignment from the Cat King. He has been tasked with finding out who killed Marianne Johnson in 1929. At that time, Marianne had just gotten married in Jamaica to Nikki’s Great Uncle Frank, Harry’s then charge in the line of the Johnson family.
    Following Marianne’s death on their honeymoon, Frank spent the rest of his life trying to solve the mystery as to who killed her. Now he is unable to be at rest and needs Harry’s help, since he has the limitations brought on by being a ghost. To accomplish this mission, Harry needs to go back to the Hailey House B&B where Marianne died.
    Using his powers, and the cunning of his cat gang, he convinces Nikki, and her friend and housemate Heather, to vacation in Jamaica. Once there, Harry rounds up some Jamaican cats–and even a dog gets involved–to help him solve the mystery. The leader of the beach cat gang is a beautiful petite cat named Luna, who may be the solution to more than one mystery.
    Purchase link:
    https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Wonder-Cat-Jamaican-Mission/dp/1950367290/
    Connect with Denise at the following links:
    www.harrythewondercat.com
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/2803554816547919/
    Support this podcast:
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    38 min
  • Final writing prompt and bonus challenge
    Today’s writing prompt is more about your reflections, rather than creating a new piece from scratch, so you’ll need your journals for this one. Write down your thoughts and reflections during this 30-day writing/creative challenge. What did you learn about yourself and your family during this challenge and what did you love about it. Put your responses to each day's prompts together and either publish them as an eBook on Amazon, Smashwords, Draft2Digital or whatever free self-publishing platform you choose to use, create a scrapbook or slideshow for your friends and family, or if you chose to create videos, put them together as a play list on YouTube and share the link to your playlist on social media.
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    16 min
  • Day 29 Writing Prompt
    Today’s writing prompt is as follows: have each person in your household or in your writing group create four random phrases. Pick one person in your group to put your random phrases together to create a piece of writing.
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    13 min
  • Day 28 writing prompt
    Today’s writing prompt is as follows: look through old magazines, newspapers, junk mail or email, or social media posts. Cut out random words or phrases and rearrange them to create your own story, poem or essay.
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    11 min

About Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter

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Welcome to Inspirational Journeys, stories that matter ! Listen as I speak with K-12 authors about their writing process, how they found illustrators if needed, and speak with K-12 editors, agents, and publishers as they share tips for up and coming K-12 authors. Listen as I share editing tips and strategies, and platform building advice I learn throughout my author and editing journey, champion authors whose work I've edited, and give authors with disabilities a platform to share their writing journeys.